8 Wrestlers Fired By WWE After Major PPVs

3. The Ultimate Warrior (SummerSlam '91)

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Just before SummerSlam '91 rolled around, a furious Ultimate Warrior - even more so than usual - took his tassels back to his home in Parts Unknown, vowing to sit out the seasonal spectacle lest his WrestleMania VII remuneration be topped up to the same level as his assumed equal Hulk Hogan.

Paymaster Vince McMahon disagreed the two were worth as much as one another to the company, but nevertheless couldn't afford to lose his second top draw ahead of the August pay-per-view. Though fuming about being held to ransom, the chairman was left with no choice but to acquiesce, uncharacteristically agreeing to the disgruntled grunter's demands and ensuring his main event.

Warrior hadn't even had time to wipe his paint-and-sweat soaked face when he got backstage at Madison Square Garden before McMahon handed him a missive of his own. It was an indefinite suspension - a firing in all but name alone - that voided the tenuous agreement of the prior weaks. The Ultimate ultimatum had backfired, and Big Jim wouldn't be back with the company until the following WrestleMania - if it was even the same person....

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